Decent places to eat in Madrid

[Melman Giraffe]

Off to Madrid April next year for a long weekend with work to watch Real Madrid play, would like to go for some Tapas or Similar. Any recommendations?

Thanks

[Melman Giraffe]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Did Brentford draw them in the Champions league?

El Tigre on Calle De La Infantas is fantastic. The tapas is great, and free, so long as you buy drinks. But it's more a bar than a restaurant, no seats.

The 2 best restaurants in Madrid aren't tapas. I can't recall the Spanish name, but it translates as Quarters & Halves, a steak restaurant on Bolivar, near Colombuia Metro stop. Amazing.

Then the oldest restaurant in the world, Sobrino De Botin, for suckling pig. That's bang in the middle of town, near Sol station.

I can only dream of my beloved Brentford being in the Champions league . Thanks for the heads up, i will take a look at these on Google and let you know which one we choose


Gracias

[Melman Giraffe]

tribalsurfer said:

Here -> http://www.botin.es/en

Nice experience and not too pricey, just off Plaza Mayor.

Thanks Will take a look

[Melman Giraffe]

anonymous said:

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This looks right up my street

[Melman Giraffe]

Kermit power said:

Melman Giraffe said:

tribalsurfer said:

Here -> http://www.botin.es/en

Nice experience and not too pricey, just off Plaza Mayor.

Thanks Will take a look

If you go to El Botin, you go because it's the oldest restaurant in the World, rather than because it's a particularly good restaurant.

The first time I went to Madrid on business in about '96, my father went off to his study, and after about an hour pulling the place apart, came back with a menu he'd kept as a souvenir from an end of course dinner on a training course he'd delivered there in the Sixties, saying "this was supposed to be the oldest restaurant in the World, it would be nice to know if it's still there".

I took a photocopy of the menu so that I had the address, and discovered that not only was the restaurant still there, the menu was absolutely identical in every respect except for the prices!! When I showed it to the waiter and told him the story behind it, he told me that it was quite possible that his father or grandfather had served my Dad, as he was the 6th generation of his family to work there!

There are plenty of better places to get that sort of food in Madrid for less money, but it is worth it for the experience that comes with it. Don't, whatever you do, eat in any of the restaurants on the Plaza Mayor just above it, though! There you really are paying for location, and will get really bad value for money.

Another place worth trying is the Mercado de San Miguel, which is about a 5-10 minute walk from the Botin. It's an old covered market where all of the stalls sell various forms of Tapas, as well as having bars in there for beer and wine. Just find yourself a stand up table (if you can! It gets busy.) then take it in turns to just wonder off round the market and see what you can find to bring back.

Great advice thanks, i would love to find a Tapas place where the locals go

[Melman Giraffe]

10 years ago i ended up in Benidorm (long story) anyway i was in the old town and found a local Tapas bar, sat down and asked the owner to bring what ever he felt was worth trying. It was one of the best meals ever all washed down with a chilled Rioja which seemed strange but was fantastic

Edited by Melman Giraffe on Friday 16th December 10:07